Remaking steel: without throwing its retirees on the slagheap. (Dispatches).
American Prospect, The, July, 2003 by Moberg, David
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HIS UNION'S MISSION, SAYS LEO GERARD, United Steelworkers of America's international president, is "saving these damn plants for our members, retirees and the next generation of workers"--not for corporate executives or nonunion subcontractors. With temporary import protections now providing a little stability for the battered American steel business, United Steelworkers is actively encouraging the reorganization of the fragmented, mainly bankrupt industry into fewer, stronger companies.
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Many analysts have written off the steel industry as hopeless, and most of those ...
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